Synonyms of saddles

saddles 1 of 2

noun

plural of saddle

as in canyons

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage

the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canyons
• ravines
• gorges
• valleys
• gaps
• gulches
• notches
• cols
• flumes
• passes
• defiles
• crevices
• gills
• kloofs
• linns
• couloirs
• trenches
• abysses
• fissures
• basins
• cirques
• chasms
• clefts
• gulfs
• glens
• hollows
• vales
• crevasses
• kettles
• gutters
• dales
• gullies
• combes
• troughs
• arroyos
• floodplains
• dells
• coulees
• washes
• cwms
• wadis
• draws
• barrancas
• nullahs
• shut-ins

saddles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of saddle

as in loads

to place a weight or burden on

to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• weights
• burdens
• fills
• packs
• encumbers
• freights
• stacks
• piles
• ladens
• lades
• lumbers
• weighs
• clogs
• taxes
• mounds
• heaps
• hampers
• handicaps
• clutters
• overtaxes
• surcharges
• overloads
• afflicts
• strains
• presses
• overburdens
• oppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• unloads
• unburdens
• relieves
• unlades
• disencumbers
• alleviates
• eases
• lightens
• disburdens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saddles

Noun

With Charles-Émile’s sons, Émile and Adolphe, at the helm, the company became the area’s star tenant, furnishing saddles to a Continental élite, including Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The shop soon garnered attention internationally for its leather bags handmade with the Selleria stitch used to make horse saddles. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Tractor Supply sells a wide variety of items, including grills, lawn mowers, ammunition, clothing, tools, gardening products, ATVs, horse saddles, kayaks and live chicks. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Learn about North Dakota's history of rodeos and ranching; see prizewinners' saddles; and visit a gallery of bronze sculptures depicting longhorns, horses, and cowboys. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

Likewise, many amusement parks have carousels with saddles sitting atop models of mythical creatures which spin around a central point but only Disney’s has seats integrated into models of the eponymous elephant star of 1941 film Dumbo. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The ranch’s interiors are layered with museum-worthy Western Americana, Navajo textiles, antique saddles, cowboy artifacts, and vintage trade blankets that later became foundational references for Lauren’s Double RL brand, which launched in 1993 and was named after the property itself. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 May 2026

There are images of saddles, boots and hats and what appears to be cowboys riding horses at top speeds. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

Dover Saddlery sells saddles, blankets and other gear for horses, as well as boots and apparel for riders. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Verb

The process saddles the building with a randomness that makes for an odd fit with the nation’s ultrarational CEO, and the result is no less opaque or imposing. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026

One of two 2011 movies in which Lawrence plays Anton Yelchin’s love interest, The Beaver saddles her with the role of Norah, a classmate of Yelchin’s who happens to be the valedictorian and a cheerleader and an artist and super-goofy and deeply sensitive. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025